Synthesis of porous flower-like SnO_(2)/CdSnO_(3) microstructures with excellent sensing performances for volatile organic compounds

Porous flower-like SnO_(2)/CdSnO_(3) microstructures self-assembled by uniform nanosheets were synthesized using a hydrothermal process followed by calcination,and the sensing performance was measured when a gas sensor,based on such microstructures,was exposed to various volatile organic compound(VOC)gases.The response value was found to reach as high as 100.1 when the SnO_(2)/CdSnO_(3) sensor was used to detect 100 ppm formaldehyde gas,much larger than those of other tested VOC gases,indicating the high gas sensitivity possessed by this sensor especially in the detection of formaldehyde gas.Meanwhile,the response/recovery process was fast with the response time and recovery time of only 13 and 21 s,respectively.The excellent gas sensing performance derive from the advantages of SnO_(2)/CdSnO_(3),such as abundant n-n heterojunctions built at the interface,high available specific surface area,abundant porosity,large pore size,and rich reactive oxygen species,as well as joint effects arising from SnO_(2) and CdSnO_(3),suggesting that such porous flower-like SnO_(2)/CdSnO_(3) microstructures composed of nanosheets have a high potential for developing gas sensors.

Room-temperature chlorine gas sensor based on CdSnO_(3) synthesized by hydrothermal process

The perovskite-structure CdSnO_(3) was obtained by calcinating CdSnO_(3)·3H_(2)O precursor at 550℃,which was synthesized by hydrothermal process at 170℃for 16 h.The phase and microstructure of the obtained CdSnO_(3) powders were characterized by X-ray diffraction(XRD),scanning electron microscopy(SEM)and transmission electron microscopy(TEM).The CdSnO_(3) powders exhibit uniformly cubic structure with side length of about 100 nm.The effects of working temperature and concentration of detected gas on the gas response were studied.The selectivity of chlorine gas against other gases and response-recovery time of the sensor were also investigated.The results reveal that the CdSnO_(3) gas sensor has enhanced sensing properties to 1-10 ppm chlorine gas at room temperature;the value of gas response can reach 1338.9 to 5 ppm chlorine gas.Moreover,the sensor shows good selectivity and quick response behavior(23 s)to chlorine gas,indicating its application in detecting chlorine gas at room temperature in the future.